Matt Perkins

I've been actuating for quite a while now... My experience includes #pricing, #reserving, personal and commercial lines, rate implementation, #SAS, #excel, rating systems, leading projects, managing teams, championing others, ad-hoc analyses, presenting to large-ish groups, and lots of other things useful to insurance companies. I also follow autonomous vehicle technology as a hobby and sometimes work effort. I am currently a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS). Anything I write here expresses my own views and does not represent the vies of Travelers Insurance Company.

Part 4: Why Self-driving Cars Will Be Adopted Quickly

by Matt Perkins

This is the fourth in a series of articles about self-driving cars. The views expressed in this article are my own, and do not represent the views of Travelers Insurance Company. In discussing the timeline of the arrival of self-driving cars, I often hear people say that the tech is 20+ years away from being … Read more

Part 3: Self-Driving Cars, The Next Five Years (2018-2022)

by Matt Perkins

Part 3: Self-Driving Cars, The Next Five Years (2018-2022) (This is the third in a series of articles about self-driving cars. The views expressed in this article are my own, and do not represent the views of Travelers Insurance Company.) In Part 1 of this series, I propose that, over the next five years, self-driving … Read more

Part 2: How Electric Vehicles, Self-Driving Cars, and Ride Share Go Hand-in-Hand

by Matt Perkins

This is the second in a series of articles about self-driving cars. The views expressed in this article are my own, and do not represent the views of Travelers Insurance Company. A few weeks ago, Waymo (Google’s self-driving company) announced a partnership with Jaguar to purchase up to 20,000 I-PACE electric vehicles factory-fitted with Waymo’s … Read more

Self-driving Cars Will Drive Better Than Humans, and Sooner Than You Think

by Matt Perkins

This is the first in a series of articles about self-driving cars. The views expressed in this article are my own, and do not represent the views of Travelers Insurance Company. In 2004 in the middle of the Mojave Desert, an amazing thing happened: fifteen vehicles built by students, universities, and others set off to complete a … Read more